Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-10-05
o. POTT'SWoRTH.
An Aged Negro Who Knew How to Take
and How to Inflict Punishment. 81 lg3

| yH$tSSSs Old #POI8lSWOHTf.
An Aged Negro who Knew How to Take
! and How to Intlict Punishment. y;
| etWell, Pottsworth,'' said the Governor,
addressing an old negro whom he met in
the State house yard, where the Arkansdg
1rareaer humorist was enjoying q siesta at
the time, II heard pretty bad report
| about you the other day. 4sz55s5M. -. u. i:
''Whut's de folks been sayin' erbout me-
Mars Simona "Pears like da amt neber
gwine ter let de old man erlone."
II heard that you whipped your wife
| several nights ago. ~ ~
"say yer did heah dat" =.
"Yes.'' s~.,.: ..-.
swell, sab, reckon it's,de trufe4'
"You ought to- be ashamed of such an
outrage" ::
"Hole hole on, let US argy bout dat
Mars Simon. EVERYBODY OATS erquain ted
wild me knows dat I'se or peaceable pusson
It's knowd all ober de immunity dat I'll
| STAN ter be trod on er good many times
| 'fo' I'll show mer bristles. Folks has trod
| on me, sah white and black has trod on
me, an den seed me git up slnilin' like er
Chrlstun; am, sub, de thing got ter be so
| pop'ler dat mer own wife-de wife o. dis
heah bosom Striking his breast) thought
dat she couldn' long tergood s'ciety lessen
| she tried her ham. Wall, sab, she tried it,
an fur er laung time, didn' pay no erten-
ton ter her but arter while 'gunter feel
sorter 'noyed. Hit me wild er wash bod
luther day-split de bod, an it cost er
| quarter AN it hut me, sub, it did, but
| Flowed ter merse'f dat better not pay no
| 'tention ter her. Shortly AFTER dat come
home one day sorter libely. l want
| drunk, Mars Simon, sw'ar ter de good
| I o,o3t h,1t no
at it in dat light. Wimin is cuts dat way.
| Doan know whuther yer hab noticed it er
| not, but it is er fack Whut yer reckon
dat lady DONE Marse Simon?"
leave you forcible piece Of her mind,
1suppose."
"Huh, of dat had been all I wouldn't err
paid no 'tention ter hit. Tell yer whut she
done. She waited till got ter sleep, den
| tied me hard an fas' in de bed. Bout de
time she got me tied good Il woke up
Lookyere, Flavy, whut yer doina 'Doan
| 'sturb yerse'f by tryin' ter talk vile yer's
so sick, fur I'se erfeered dat it mout hurt
yer,' she piled. She went ter er bar'l dat
set in de cornder, tuck out de carpet rags
| an de settin' hen fixed de hen on her aigs
| in ernuder cornder, an den 'gunter tar
| de BAIL to pieces. 'Whut yer 'stroyin' dat
| fine piece er property fur, Flavya' says l.
She didn' answer me er tall, but takin' up
one o. de slaves, she cum up ter de bed.
| lady's plans. 'Doan yer hit me wild dat
stave, fur eff yer do, dar's gwine to be
some wool scat tered roun' desc yere prem
ises.' Bout dat time sker- bim she took
! me wild dat stave, an de Law'd er massy,
thought l wuz gwine ter burn up right
dar in mer own bed, dat cos me er two
dollars an er ha'f. q Want no use to rare
and scotch, so tho1ght I'd try 'suasion-
am da do say dat I'se er fust-rate ham at
de mourner's bench. %, dear sister
| Flavy,' yelled, thinkin' dat I'd hit her on
de stranth o. de church, let dis cup pass;'
ker-whack! oh, Sister Flavy, turn yer
bright mine on de day O. de penticos'.'
'Did that cause her to desista" the Gov
ernor asked
Come ergin."
did she stop2"
wall, sab, kahn say dat she did till
she'd dun wore me bodatiously out. Oh,
l thought was gwne ter melt right dar
an run out on de flo', but didn'. She got
| through finally an went away on er visit
ter some o. de neighbors leabin' de door
open. I gunter thank de Lawd dat wuz
by merse'f onct mo- when all at onct 1
heard suthin. Lookin' up de bes' could
seed three sheep, two ole rams an er ole
20, comm in.
"'Good Sheep said I, has yer come ter
pity er POI man?' Barr sa's one o. de
rams, an 'bip' he tuck me, an de naixt
thing l know'd de uder one tuck me 'ker-
BIN, bm.' Oh, how hollered. rll make
yer pay fur dis, yer trifin' scoun'uls,'
hollered. 'Ketch yer out on de common
an maui YER 'Ker-bip' or ole ram tuck
me ergin. Dat time he knocked all mer
senses ou'en me, an doan know how
laung da bumped me, fur de naixt thing I
recollecks wuz lynn dar wild de rope off 1
didn't say nuthin an Flavy neber let on
but wuz longin' ter git we'll ernuff ter
han'le de lady. Day afore yesterday, while
1 wuz gwine erlaung home, L found err
hoop-pole. took 1t erlaung, sorter smlin'
to merse'f. Flavy wuz out in de yard, an
KNOWN dat I could outrun her, didn't
feel erfeerd.
"FWhut yer doin,' Flavy9' says !, walk
in out ter whur she wuz.
Z" Countin' de young Chickens says she.
elbow is yer feein' dis ebeningl'
"sWell, gins yer thanks
"'Honey,' says I, de doctor tells me dat
yer's gettin' too fat an dat yer oughter
take mo- exercise like de white ladies, am
'cluded dat I'd hep yer take it,
ooh, yer's or good man, Potts. says
she, AM Use almos' sorry dat whipped
yer de uder day.
"Is yer, honeyi" ::
""Deed I is.'
"'Sho' 'nuff7'
".Didn't tell yer deed isl"
ooh, yer 'courages me so much,' says
l. Honey, Pse dun fotch de thing dat'l IL
gin yer de exerclse.'
aver doan' tell mep
II does fur er fack.'
"Den stepped ter de cornder o. de
house whar had lef' de hoop.pole.
"'W'y, OATS er funny thing ter exercise
wid.' ,,.y
"'Yas,' says I, an -whop wrapped it
all er roun' her. She made at me, but huh,
dat lady wuz too fat ter ketch me. Ebery
time she'd try ter git outen de yard I'd
fetch her er wallop. an yer oughter heerd
dat lady yell. Now yer knows all erbout
it,, Mars Simon; an femme tell yer, de
! lady, sense takin' dat dose err medicine is
settled down inter er right spectacle
oman. Good-day. 'Bleeged ter yur fer
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